Harvey Jackson attended a police station in Bristol with his solicitor on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old gave himself up after learning that police had closed Ashley Road for a couple of hours and armed officers had their weapons trained on the entrance to a block of flats which was raided by police looking for him.

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Jackson, who was wanted on recall to prison after he allegedly breached the terms of his licence release, was not at the address, but contacted the Bristol Post later that day through an intermediary to promise he would hand himself in.

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Jackson, who was jailed for inflicting GBH on a police officer during a previous arrest, also said the police operation with guns on the streets of Bristol was ‘unnecessary’, and that he would hand himself in peacefully.

Armed police on Ashley Road (Image: Michael Lloyd)

A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset police confirmed he had reported to a police station in Bristol on Wednesday.